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The point of the exercise was to see if the experience would be worth incorporating into established police training programmes.

Shaun West, assistant chief constable (ACC), said: “Our officers met with experts at GT Academy at Silverstone to investigate whether the alternate route they offer to professional drivers - training players virtually using Gran Turismo and then transitioning them to real-world track driving – could offer Lincolnshire Police an alternate way of looking at how we develop and supplement our existing training methods.”

Police tore around Silverstone before playing Gran Turismo

Any areas for improvement such as under or over steer, braking late and carrying too much speed in corners were identified, with Gran Turismo Sport used to demonstrate correct techniques and best practice to keep the car safe.

The officers then returned to the track to see if the virtual reality coaching had helped them in the real world.

After going through the process, all the officers managed to reduce their lap times and increase smoothness and stability of the vehicle as it went round the track during their second run.

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ACC West added: "There will never be a replacement for traditional training methods but we are always looking for innovative ways to supplement the learning of our officers and staff.

"If Gran Turismo can help to train world class racing drivers, then we were keen to explore whether it could offer anything to our officers and help expand the way we think about evolving and refreshing our training methods.

“It’s important to emphasise that exploring other methods such as this is not in any way seeking to substitute the rigorous training we already have in place but is simply another way to potentially bolster those existing programmes that our officers undertake.”

"This is thanks to the incredibly accurate simulation of the tracks but more importantly the simulation of the cars, their physics and how they handle.

"GT Sport is the best in the series history and, with the addition of virtual reality mode, offers the most realistic driving simulation yet. It’s one thing to train racing drivers but the idea that a game could help officers respond to emergencies more efficiently is mind-blowing.”